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FULL TIME: Parramatta Eels defeated the North Queensland Cowboys 18-16. Thanks for joining us tonight, it's been a pleasure. Why not have a sticky at our match report which will be up at leagueunlimited.com shortly. I'm Luke Wenitong, and it's been emotional folks. Good evening.

Parramatta Eels 18-16

Wow. What a finish. Michael Morgan busted the line and needed an offload to JT but it travels forward and the Eels come up with it. That's all she wrote folks.

Parramatta Eels 18-16

Eels regather the kickoff but Hopoate can't handle! Cows have a scrum feed and about 40 seconds!

Parramatta Eels 18-16

Eels knock on on their own line. Cows with a chance here!!

Parramatta Eels 18-10

No try!! Winterstein looked to have kicked it but it was dropped apparently.

Parramatta Eels 18-10

Video Ref. Possible Cowboys Try. On field ref says no try.

Parramatta Eels 18-10

Hayne returns serve. An attacking kick from Thurston is grabbed on the full by Hayne. Could that be the game.

Parramatta Eels 18-10

Big play from JT! He had a dropout and found touch. Cowboys scrum feed 20 metres from their own line. Imagine how good the Cowboys would be with another good half! (Actually you could probably say that about most sides).

Parramatta Eels 18-10

Ray Thompson takes the wrong option down the right touchline, he offloads to no-one in particular. Ells ball on half way.

Parramatta Eels 18-10

Well this has turned into a bit of a humdinger.

Parramatta Eels 18-10

And Sims compounds it with a high shot. Sims you silly boy.

Parramatta Eels 18-10

HAHAHAHA. JT and Hayne wrestling in the in goal for a minute. Were they serious? Looked like Greek wrestling at the Olympics. Ashton Sims comes in at the end to look like a hard man.

Parramatta Eels 18-10

Sandow kicks well on the last to find 45 metres and touch. Turns the Cows forwards around and both sides look out on their feet.

Parramatta Eels 18-10

Eels caught on the last with the pill. Cowboys with a chance now.

Parramatta Eels 18-10

Big play from Hayne as he tackles Morgan one on one and rakes it but it's ruled a knock on much to Thurston's disgust.

Parramatta Eels 18-10

Will the big Eels forwards tire with all this defence they've been doing of late?

Parramatta Eels 18-10

Penalty. Cowboys. In front of the posts for an offside Eels play.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

Cowboys start a set on half way after a silly Eels offload goes awry.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

Ray Thompson went through the gap but Manu Ma'u knocks the ball out. Cowboys needed to score then.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

Penalty. Cowboys. Corey Norman ruled to have been offside as he grabbed a loose ball on his own line.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

Corey Norman busts the Cowboys wide open, but the ball is thrown to ground and Kane Linnett comes up with it for the Cows, who then get a much needed penalty whichem get up the park.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

I just watched 'Goodfellas' again the other night, one of the great movies of all time in my opinion. Pauli Pauli sounds like one of the characters from it...

Parramatta Eels 18-6

No Try. Held up.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

Video Ref. Possible Eels try to Pauli Pauli. On field ref says no try.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

Geez the Eels are looking footloose and fancy free tonight. William Hopoate is now throwing no look passes to put people away. Sandow ends with it and he chips for himself. No good though, Cows start the set on half way.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

David Gower must have copped a bouncer. He'll bat on however, Gower.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

Apparently all Joey Johns can dream about is a NSW Victory in Game 2. I reckon he must be dreaming about Jarryd Hayne as well the way he has been talking him up during this game.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

Hearts a flutter all over NSW with Jarryd Hayne looking injured. He plays on though.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

Double knock on sees the Eels feed a scrum 20 metres from the Cows line.

Parramatta Eels 18-6

And we're back underway at Pirtek.

Parramatta Eels 14-6

Teams jog back out. Kickoff shortly. Eels to kick.

Parramatta Eels 14-6

Half Time: Parramatta Eels 14 lead North Queensland Cowboys 6. Strange half of football that. Cowboys, if they can sort out their attack may be in with a shot, however the Eels look dangerous from all over the park. Join us in 10 for the second half.

Parramatta Eels 14-6

Video Ref. Possible Eels try to Ken Sio. On field ref says try.

Parramatta Eels 10-6

Tate finds touch with a wobbly kick. Tate's 3rd kick of the night!!

Parramatta Eels 10-6

Radrada benefited from a scrappy kick and regather from the Eels, all he had to do was pass to Edwards but he held onto it and it's a handover.

Parramatta Eels 10-6

Willie Tonga goes over in the left corner for the Eels but the Ken Edwards tip on is ruled to have traveled forward.

Parramatta Eels 10-6

Cowboys' Ethan Lowe caught on the last down the Eels end. Eels to do the hard yards from their own line.

Parramatta Eels 10-6

Penalty. Eels. Cowboys strip the ball illegally.

Parramatta Eels 10-6

Forward pass on the last sees a handover and the Eels to hit it up from their own line.

Parramatta Eels 10-0

This time it's Thurston who grubbers and Ken Sio doesn't risk it. Dropout Eels.

Parramatta Eels 10-0

Brent Tate grubbers on the last and drags the Eels rake back into the in goal. Dropout Eels.

Parramatta Eels 10-0

Paulo put Corey Norman through a gap and Norman only had to draw and pass to Timmy Mannah. He failed the test and knocks on. But it's ruled a dropout to the Cowboys.

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Cowboys caught with the ball on the last. Handover. Eels working it out of their own territory.

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Penalty. Cowboys. Sandow bombed it, Hayne took fullback Michael Morgan out without looking at the ball.

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Lovely and controlled set of six from the Eels first up. 55 metres and a Sandow kick finds touch 10 metres from the Cowboys line.

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Thurston kicks off and we're underway at Pirtek.

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And J. Hayne leads the Eels onto the park. Cowboys to kick off.

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Cowboys on the field. Just waiting for the home side.

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13 degrees at Pirtek Stadium and looks a typical early Winter night in Sydney to be honest. Let's hope both sides can bring it!!

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TEAMS: Both sides are 1-17 as per program.

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A very good evening to you wherever you may be on this fine Winter evening. Tonight we are at Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta country. Tonight the home side welcomes the boys from North Queensland, the Cowboys. In another oddity of this 2014 draw, the Eels and Cowboys have already faced off, up in Townsville just over a month ago. The home side was way too good for the Eels then and will look to carry that dominance into this game. The Eels in Sydney and with their talisman, Jarryd will be a much trickier proposition for the Cows. Can JT inspire them or will the Hayne Plane keep up it's trail of destruction and send the North Queenslanders home sore and sorry. Only time will tell of course, and I for one can't wait to see these two go hammer and tong at each other. By the way, I'm Luke Wenitong and I'll be with you until full time. I'll be back shortly with any team changes.

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